Thursday, March 3, 2016

Happenings at Lilly My Cat


It's almost Friday and time to join in at Amy's  Five on Friday. Today, I'm going to share five random thoughts with you.  To find out about the tea cup shown above you'll have to read to the bottom of the post.  So here goes...
 
I feel like I'm trapped in a tunnel and can't get out until my taxes are in order.  I moved them from the table last night and here they are.  How I wish it was an easy return.   Yes, the accountant will prepare the return but he needs the numbers in an orderly manner.  I like to run a tight ship and keep all my papers in order.  But, when you have numerous rental properties, along with selling property, it becomes a bit complicated.  Basically, we sold three investment properties on a 1031 exchange. We  sold the property and bought new property to defer the gain.  Since the beginning of this year 2016, we have sold three more properties which means... 

We have been looking for replacement properties.  We have viewed various properties with our realtor this week so we have a pretty good idea of what we want to buy.  It's going to be a rental and it needs to be a nice, well kept property that would appeal to anyone.  I think we have identified a couple of them and we will see what happens.

Enough said about business, I had fun too this week.  I bought the dress pictured above for $15.00 from Macys.  The fabric is pretty as it has a sparkle to it and the dress is lined, too.  I found a perfect pair of strappy heels with a wrap around the ankle strap but I didn't buy them.  Did you read that Macys are closing 40 stores and laying off 4,000 people?  Sad indeed.  This dress style is a bit "modern" for me but I plan on wearing my body hugging slip!  haha...

My yarn basket is full of items; a shawl that I'm working on but I put it aside to knit some Easter bunnies for my grandchildren and I been crocheting some doilies.    In the meantime, my dear sister-in-law introduced me to double knitting.  I followed the instructions as shown in the video except that I cast on the stitches separately for each color.  It's really quite a fascinating technique.  Here's the swatch I did; it's suppose to be a parrot but as my little grandson said, "it doesn't look like one"!  The reverse side has the colors reversed.  It's fun as it uses my brain (or what there is of it).  I may make a scarf like the one pictured here. Isn't this a fabulous pattern?

I'll leave you with a fun, exciting project.  It's the Tea Cup and Mug Exchange hosted by The Enchanting Rose. I had originally read about it on another blog site and I was so excited to join in.  I signed up as a follower to The Enchanting Rose and yesterday I signed up for the exchange.  As you can see from the photo above, I have a ton of cups and saucers.  Lots of them were inherited from my Mom.  It's one of my most cherished collections.  If you're interested in joining, visit the blog or fill out the sign up sheet which is here. 

That's about all that has been happening here at Lilly My Cat.  We're suppose to get some rain this weekend; I hope!  Tomorrow we have a family dinner planned, Saturday we will meet with the realtor again, dinner party with friends in the evening and hopefully attend church on Sunday.  I hope all of you my dear readers are doing well.  It's always a joy to hear from you.  Feel free to comment and let me know what you've been creating.

Hugs to all,

Pat

P.S.  Last week someone asked in the comment section what is Poilane bread.  Please click on this link for further info.

 

21 comments:

  1. Pat, you are in such a whirl of activity I am wondering if Lilly is inspired to chase her tail to try to whirl with you :) Your knitting is intriguing. I am trying to work out a crochet baseball baby hat pattern from Ravelry. Wishing you a happy weekend! xx

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  2. Good luck with your tax return and off course the realtor. Loved the cabinet full of beautiful crockery, what a delight. Take care.

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  3. Hello Pat. A varied and interesting post again this week for Five on Friday. Paperwork for tax returns can be time consuming and as I do all our accounts I can sympathise. Thankfully you have projects on the go that must be relaxing. I enjoy knitting, but now I can do some simple crocheting I'm doing that. It will take a while to complete a blanket, but I do a few squares in between my other activities and I'm not in a hurry over it. Have a lovely weekend.

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  4. Paperwork, paperwork - there's always a form to fill in! Your double knitting looks very warm and cosy and you can't see the join either! x

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  5. The dress is beautiful! And such a bargain too.

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  6. Gosh you are a busy bee with lots going on! I love your dress and how very sad about Macy's, I always look forward to shopping there. Have a lovely weekend and good luck with your taxes xx

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  7. Good luck to your businesses, I hope you find exactly wat you want.

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  8. I so understand about taxes, think we have made a mistake on ours and now it needs sorting, urgh, such a headache. Love that you are knitting Easter bunnies too, I have as well! x

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  9. You are so busy the thought of all the sorting of taxes and such makes my headache so good luck with it! your dress is lovely. :)

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  10. We had rental property in the past and it was so much work and like you say the tax paperwork is horrendous. Good luck with the new houses.
    Macy's is my go-to store, I can shop online and know that what i order will fit.
    Have a good weekend.

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  11. It sounds as though it has been a very busy time for you, hope that all goes well with your taxes and the property search. Enjoy wearing your new dress. Thank you for sharing at Five on Friday, hope you have a great weekend. xx

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  12. Nothing worse than the 'have to do' of paperwork. I hope you get everything sorted soon. the dress is pretty, I'm sure you will enjoy wearing it:)

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  13. Hope you get the taxes done quickly & then out for a nice dinner to celebrate & wear your lovely new dress!
    Have fun with your knitting this weekend!

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  14. Sorry pat, I thought the knitting was an owl. Cringe. The dress is lovely, I love sparkles. Hope you get your taxes sorted without too much bother.

    Diana

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  15. Gosh what a busy week. Buying and selling property sounds fun but hard work! Have a good weekend. B x

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  16. That is a lot of cups!! What a great collection. I have just finished my Dad's taxes, not fun at all.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  17. Haha, trust a child to tell you how it is, though I think I can just make out a parrot there. I don't know about double knitting, I shall have to investigate that further.

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  18. There are a lot of us teacup collectors out there. Hooray. I don't envy you the wheeling and dealings in property, it can be so stressful.

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  19. Oh, taxes are not fun at all! Good luck with the property search. I joined Stephanie's teacup exchange for the first time, too. You do have a nice collection! The knitting technique looks wonderful (and warm). Your dress is very nice. I love a new dress:) Sorry to hear about Macy's - one of my favorite stores with good quality. Take care - hope your week goes smoothly. Hugs xo Karen

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  20. I joined in the teacup exchange for the second time. It was a lot of fun in the fall. Your new dress looks stylish! Good luck with the taxes.

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